Databases and Journal Indexes

Journal Indexes - General Databases

Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is an interdisciplinary database that provides access to over 10,000 magazines and journals, many available full text. The database also includes full text material from the Gale Virtual Reference Library

Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier provides full text articles from nearly 4,700 magazines, journals and select newspapers on virtually any subject - including 3,600 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.

Expanded Academic ASAP
Expanded Academic ASAP is an interdisciplinary database that provides access to over 2000 magazines and journals as far back as 1980.

MasterFile Premier
A general database that provides full text access to information from a wide variety of sources - magazines, journals, reference books, and more.

ProQuest
ProQuest is an interdisciplinary database that allows you to search for magazine, journal, and newspaper articles - with many available full-text.

Specialized Databases

Access Science
Access Science is an online version of the complete 20 volume McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, including illustrations, animations, and much more.

African American Experience
The African American Experience (AAE) is a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of African Americans, as well as the greater Black Diaspora.

American History in Video
A collection of over 3,000 video titles related to all eras of American history from a variety of sources, such as: PBS, History Channel, Universal Newsreel, and more (Broadband connection required).

American Indian Experience
The American Indian Experience (AIE) is a full-text digital resource exploring the histories and contemporary cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States.

ARTstor
ARTstor is an image database containing nearly 500,000 digitized works of art from most time periods and artistic endeavors – painting, sculpture, architecture, etc. Software tools to aid in image analysis are also provided.

Auto Repair Reference Center
The Auto Repair Reference Center (ARRC) provides access to selected automotive repair manuals dating back to the mid 1950s.

Biomedical Reference Collection
Designed for health care professionals and students, Biomedical Reference Collection provides access to nearly 900 full text health science journals.

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology
An authoritative and up-to-date encyclopedia covering all aspects of sociology.

Business and Company Resource Center
Business and Company Resource Center provides accurate, up-to-date business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of domestic and international companies.

Business Source Premier
An excellent source for business information, Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8,400 business journals, magazines and related business publications.

Chronicle of Higher Education
The major source for news and information related to all aspects of higher education. Full text access to the current Chronicle and previous issues dating back to 1989.

CINAHL (with full text)
CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers, and contains full text for 520 journals.

Civil War (U.S.) Digital Archive
Consisting of nearly 500 titles - personal narratives, political speeches, songs, photographs, and more - this digital archive documents the war that transformed America.

Communication & Mass Media Complete
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides full text journal information on all aspects of communication and mass media.

Congressional Quarterly Researcher (CQ Researcher)
Issued weekly, the CQ Researcher covers current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and more.

Daily Life America
Every aspect of daily life in America, from pre-colonial times to the present, is brought to life with award-winning reference works, primary documents, illustrations, and maps.

Daily Life through History
What did people, from the most ancient past to the most recent, eat, wear, and use? What did they hope, invent and sing? Find out in Daily Life through History.

EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost includes access to Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, Newspaper Source, and many additional databases.

ERIC
ERIC provides access to thousands of educational research reports along with information from nearly 1,000 education related journals.

Folklore and Folklife
Folklore, myths, and folk and fairy tales from around the world are collected and presented along with commentary and analysis. Explore the database for literature, history, art, anthropology, sociology, and more.

General Business File
General Business File contains information on virtually any aspect of the field of business, management and economics - with many full-text sources.

General Science Collection
This database offers full text information for over 60 of the most popular science magazines and journals.

Grove Art Online
Grove Art Online includes the full text of The Dictionary of Art (34 volumes) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Also included are over 3,000 art images and line drawings, as well as extensive image links.

Grove Music Online
Grove Music Online includes the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.

Health Source: Consumer
Health Source: Consumer provides full text for nearly 300 magazines and journals with an emphasis on consumer health information - food, nutrition, childcare, sports, and general health.

Health Source: Nursing
Health Source: Nursing provides access to over 600 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.

History Resource Center: U.S.
The History Resource Center contains a vast collection of full-text primary sources, magazine/journal/newspaper articles, and reference works related to U.S. history.

Humanities International Complete
Covering most disciplines within the humanities, this database provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world.

International Encyclopedia of Dance
The Encyclopedia covers the full spectrum of dance – theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Also included are biographies of dancers and choreographers.

Issues and Controversies on File
Issues and Controversies on File provides objective, in-depth information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day with clear explanations of opposing points of view.

JSTOR
An archive of full text articles from over 600 scholarly journals, JSTOR represents a variety of disciplines: business, health, literature, math, the sciences, and more. As an archive, current issues of journals are not available in JSTOR.

Las Vegas Review Journal: 1991-Present
Updated daily, full text articles from the Las Vegas Review Journal are easily located via basic and advanced searching, or can be browsed by specific date.

Latino American Experience
The Latino American Experience (LAE) is a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of U.S. Latinos.

Learning Express - Practice Tests
Learning Express provides an extensive library of practice tests and tutorials covering a wide range of subjects and professions – nursing, firefighting, law enforcement, Praxis, grammar, math, vocabulary, and more.

Literature Criticism Online
Literature Criticism Online provides full text literary criticism covering most time periods and literary disciplines - from classical to contemporary, from short stories and poetry to drama.

Literature Resource Center
Primarily used for literary research, Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses from every age and literary discipline.

Magill on Literature
Magill on Literature is a literary database that includes critical analyses, brief plot summaries, and author biographies.

MEDLINE
Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE allows users to search abstracts (summaries) from over 4,800 current biomedical journals, with some full text.

Military and Government Collection
With full text access to nearly 400 magazines, journals and related periodicals, this database offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.

New York Times: 1851-2005 (Historical Collection)
Read about history as it happened. Full text articles from the New York Times dating back to 1851 are available for viewing and printing. For full text access to the New York Times after 2005, see Academic OneFile.

Newspaper Source
Newspaper Source provides full text articles from 25 national and 200 regional U.S. newspapers.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) provides information - both pro and con - on a variety of contemporary social issues. The OVRC is ideal for English papers, speeches and more.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
The Encyclopedia covers the significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink.

Oxford English Dictionary
The essential guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.

Professional Development Collection
Created for professional educators, this database provides full text access to over 500 education journals, magazines and education reports.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
This database provides full text access to over 550 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals related to psychology, psychiatry and related behavioral sciences.

Regional Business News
This database provides full text coverage to 75 regional business journals, newspapers, and newswires from metropolitan areas within the U.S.

Religion and Philosophy Collection
With full text access to over 300 journals and magazines, this database provides information on most topics related to religion and philosophy.

Rittenhouse Health Science Electronic Book Collection
The Rittenhouse R2 Digital Library contains nearly 70 electronic books related to the health sciences organized into two separate collections: Nursing and Allied Health.

Science (Magazine)
Issued weekly, Science is "the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary." Full text access from 1997 to the current issue. For issues prior to 1997 see JSTOR.

Scientific American (Magazine)
Full text access to Scientific American magazine - including photographs and images - from 1993 to the present issue.

Slavery in America Archive
A digital collection of over 500 primary source documents brings this important chapter of American history to life.

Value Line Investment Survey
A comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.

Vault Online Career Library
An extensive collection of career information, including: career and company profiles, sample resumes and cover letters, interviewing tips, internship opportunities, and more.

Vocational and Career Collection
This database provides full text access to over 400 trade and industry related periodicals.

Web of Knowledge
Web of Knowledge combines access to two individual databases: Biological Abstracts and MEDLINE. The availability of full text articles is limited - use CSN Interlibrary Loan to obtain articles of interest.